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The front-end phase is phase 1 (stage-I, level-I) in Figure 2.4. The performance and specification in phase 1 were discussed in Section 3.6.1. In this chapter, we discuss this in more detail. The processes for defining the desired performance DP-I for standard and custom-built products differ slightly. When DP-I has been decided, the processes for deriving the specification SP-I and the predicted performance PP-I are similar. The outline of the chapter is as follows: Sections 5.2 and 5.3 deal with standard products.We start with a discussion of the overall process in Section 5.2. It involves three sub-phases and each of these is discussed in more detail in the next three sections. Section 5.3 looks at data collection and data analysis, Section 5.4 deals with idea generation and screening, and Section 5.5 deals with product concept formulation and evaluation leading to defining DP-I, and deriving SP-I and PP-I. In Section 5.6 we look at performance and specification for specialized (custom-built) products. Section 5.7 looks at the reliability implications of the decisions made in the front-end phase and forms the link to the next chapter. In Section 5.8, we discuss issues related to the case study on cellular phones.
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(2008). Performance and Specification in the Front-end Phase. In: Product Reliability. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-271-5_5
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